The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-08
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
YESTERD4 rs BRIGHT THOUGHTS
or BRIGHT MEN.
Cleveland as Lesder-Criticism OF Car
Isle Courts MArtIal--Republican Snarl
at Lsmar-Men Like Herr Most-"Jour-
nal Of Commerce ON the Message-&c.

nal Of Commerce" ON the Message-&c.
In now formulating the Democratic
policy as proclaimed in all its platforms
and pressing upon Congress, after free
consultation with the party leaders, the
paramount issue" OF stopping the sur-
Plus By reforming the tdrit, President
Cleveland has shown real capacity for
leadership. TIE World is naturally grail
fed at having this leadership point in
the direction which il has long followed.
We welcome the Presidents powerful CO.
operation in the work Of stopping the
prosperity threatening and extravaganza
breeding Surplus. 1t can hardly be that
the President has not at this juncture In
nuence enough to secure the union OF
the Democrats in the House upon meas
ure of revenue reduction and tariff re-
form.-N J. World.
The address OF Speaker Carlisle on en-
tering upon his duties as presiding officer
of the Fiftieth Congress was a most
timely sdmontion Of the importance OF
the duty pressing upon the representa-
tves of the people to relieve the country
from the excessive burdens of high taxes
and the Treasury surplus. The Repubh-
cans see a peculiar significance in the
Speakers course, and appear to be greatly
disturbed by it. We are glad that il has
this effect upon them T. Star.
There we II l3G trials by court mar
tial last year, all but a score or two being
those Of enlisted men in an army only
25 600 strong. One Of the leading occu
paiions Of the service mus, therefore, be
that of trying offenders. II il true ;hat
9, 400 of the cases were heard in garrison
and regimental courts only still, since
. $50 of these resulted IN convictions, the
record OF deinquencies must be sufii-
GENTLY long. Some offenders were up
several times, but about six thousand dill
ftrent enlisted men ware tried at least
once each during the year
Yet the record, compared with former
ones, shows improvement The previous
year had yielded l2,207 trials, the year
before that, 1854 remarkable mum
Der. The present decrease Is especially
gratifying in the trials by general court
martial, which have dropped to 1910,
against 9S3 for the previous year and
=, 39s for the year before that.-N y SIM
Mr. Lamars still rebelliOns sentiments,
as exemplified by his angry denunciation
only two years ago Of those who dared
TO call Jefferson Davis g traitor" do
not point TO him as a man TO be intrusied
with the decision OF matters growing out
Z L. q a. L. fl.fI fat
Mississippi population is not feassuring
as to the stand he might take upon SINH
lar questions 1t remains to he seen
whether personal and social influence,
and senatorial good-fellowship, will
make his way to confirmation easy y
Y Trijnqe
VIII YOU please tell Only Woman ~
writes correspondent of The Times,
"wby Most, mo is a iailbird by his own
testimony, is not returned to the country
that raised him b" The sentiment Of the
writer, as implied 10y the question, is one
which is growing very rapidly in the
minds of Iaw-abiding citizens in this
country, who see their patience abused
daily by such apes of humanity as
Herr Most. and it is one that is
very likely To- take form at no dis
tant day in restrictive legislation
which will redeem the land from
its unCnviable reputation OF offering an
asylum 10 the criminal elements of the
worlds society. Most is not returned to
the country that raised him simply be-
cause now, as at the time when he landed
in New York with the Odor OF an English
prison still clinging to his garments, ex-
patriatioG Is ETr punishment recognized
o. American legislation J. Times.
1t is refreshing 10 find President with
sufficient nerve, as well as common sense,
to Law aside all unmeaning and Irrelevant
topics, and to address himself with yigor
and directness to the one great need for
legislative action, whose Importance as
affecting the material interests of the
country cannot well be overestimated.
The people are literally grooming under
heavy burden of taxation, which op-
presses labor, interferes with productive
industry, and puts drag on the wheels
Of trade and commerce. The unused
funds are piling up in the Treasury,
| tItdtlHE u nilNiNfAA
capital is needed and checking enterprise
by causing serious apprehensions In re-
gard to the future-J0urHalC 81 Commerce.
a New York paper takes playful de-
light in twitting the Tribune with its
great monkey act as follows;
1.-THE New York Tribane which now
occupies the proud position of senior Re
publican organ, gave its readers on Fri
day an elaborate synopsis of the message.
| The faithful were told that it would be
a formidable document in length, and
that Mr.. Bayard would take the lions
share in the discussion OF foreign affairs
A good deal of space would be given TO
the Fishery Commission, although no
reference would be made to the appoint
ment Of Angel and Putnam. Two or
three new treaties, however, would be
brought out, and especial attention given
TO Hawaii and Nicaragua. The Presi-
dent would have his mind oui on the
opium traffic with China, and would
mildly lecture Congress upon the in
demnity business
| The Herald admires the message, an
concludes ITS notice of it as follows;
He warns the lord OF protection that